ficelles Posted April 3, 2011 Posted April 3, 2011 Trying to recall where I bought my '83 Gibson Spirit II (yes I know it has too many strings and they are too thin), I am sure it was from a shop called Gig Riggers and I am fairly sure it was in Reigate... thing is that was a very rock'n'roll period pour moi so memories a little hazy and I can't find anything to say such a place ever existed (the shop, not Reigate), anyone remember it? ficelles Quote
skankdelvar Posted April 3, 2011 Posted April 3, 2011 [quote name='ficelles' post='1187287' date='Apr 3 2011, 11:56 PM']anyone remember it?[/quote] Never bought anything there, but I certainly recall the name appearing in music publications of the period. Clearly, the - er - substances weren't [i]that [/i]good. Quote
BobVbass Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 Yep - little shop on the right as you headed out of town towards Dorking - funny chap used to run it.....closed down a while ago... Quote
mojocrew Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 [quote name='bob_pickard' post='1187351' date='Apr 4 2011, 05:57 AM']Yep - little shop on the right as you headed out of town towards Dorking - funny chap used to run it.....closed down a while ago...[/quote] Ian that used to own gig riggers has been very ill' the shop was a power house of rock 'n' rollness with gigging musos able to hire PA' amps instruments ' lights' cables' you name it they rigged it the new owners of the shop Eric Lindsay guitars make it feel more like a shop rather than the cool hangout place it used to be 'times change Quote
Daniella Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 This was my Dad’s shop, he also owned Gig Riggers in Worthing. And more recently GR Sound Solutions. Sadly Dad passed away afew years ago 3 Quote
louisthebass Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 I remember hiring something out of the shop in the late 1980's - always wondered what happened to the shop? Eric Lindsay Music closed down a few months back, so that's another independent music shop in Surrey that's no more... Quote
Merton Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 Yup that’s where I spent many a teenage day annoying the guys playing bass! It turned into Eric Lindsey and is now a craft beer bar/store thing. Real shame. Quote
tubbybloke68 Posted April 5, 2018 Posted April 5, 2018 ‘Twas a nice little shop,fairly local to me and used to pop quite often. Quote
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